I have been educating students for 2 decades in Shoreline, Connecticut. Pre-pandemic, I noticed that students did not seem as strong as in the past. I can describe the reasons in greater depth for anyone interested in boring lecture! But I can sum up quickly with the obvious: social media/texting/video-games/YouTube/every other astonishing distraction…. Let me […]
Read MoreAs we have been providing college counseling for our students during the pandemic, we have been increasingly dealing with highly stressed parents who are confronting the normal massive stress associated with the college process and the altered reality related to the pandemic. Several have walked into our offices and exclaimed in paraphrased fashion: it seems […]
Read MoreI have been immersed in college counseling during the last few years but particularly since the pandemic. There is something… in the air… that the pandemic has accelerated greatly but did not start. Uncertainty. Parents do not know what to do. More specifically, they do not know what’s best for their children. When I started […]
Read MoreThe big calamities of the pandemic make the mini-tragedies related to the college process seem really minimal. But for parents of college bound students, the crisis continues. The college process is stressful enough without having to deal with so many unknowns. We have been immersed in college counseling for the last few years and seemingly […]
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Read MoreWhen I started The Learning Consultants around the turn of the century…. literally… 2002… the “college” decision was tangentially part of the career discussion. But it definitely was not at the forefront. The college experience, “fit” for certain colleges, and other subjective college issues (big v. small, city v. rural, fraternities-no fraternities) dominated the discussion. […]
Read MoreHaving helped students with their college essays for the last decade, I know the following with certainty: 1.) English class college admission essays are generally not effective 2.) Most parents do not know what makes college admission essays effective but many – in an effort to help – provide guidance to their confused child 3.) […]
Read MoreConnecticut is a wonderful spot for the summer. Those who live near the shoreline or in Fairfield County delight in our moderate temperatures and beaches. Post pandemic, the fun has begun. And, we’ve all earned it. Enjoy! Students certainly should indulge in as much wholesome fun as time will allow. However…. as much as our […]
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Read MoreEducators see the damage already. The Learning Consultants has 50 plus tutors throughout Connecticut and New York. Many are teachers. The anecdotal evidence is unsurprising: students are falling behind. The reasons are easy to decipher: there has been less school (those hybrid models usually deplete the school day); more time for unhealthy diversions (Tik-tok, […]
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